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Broadleaf Forget-Me-Not (Myosotis latifolia)Observer
hsruizDescription
This plant could be easily overlooked, it does not grow more than 5 feet off the ground. It lies next to the creek on moist soil. The plant looks like a bloomed flower, but does not have a particular flower sprouting from it. It seemingly reminds me of lettuce or spinach. Ground level plant that receives plenty of sun.
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Armenian Blackberry (Rubus armeniacus)Observer
hsruizDescription
This plant was in the midst of another species of plants and vines. This one caught my attention because it was the only one around that I could see at the time. It was spotted near a creek where other vegetation already existed. Some leaves have un even blotches it. The plant was steady even when the wind blew on the other plants surrounding it. The nearby plants had dark red thorns. This plant was not found with other of its same kind. Does not seem to get much sunlight- underneath other vegetation, but source of water was within 10 feet from sighting.
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Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)Observer
hsruizDescription
I found this spider, on my way out of the creek. It was hiding underneath a rock, but when it sensed motion nearby it ran out and within a couple of seconds reached the top of the little hill from the bottom of the creek. This spider, appears to be dark brown in color with orange coloring around it limbs creating 'stripes'. I found another spider near it but when they heard movement, the other spider ran off in the opposite direction.
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Schizophoran Flies (Zoosection Schizophora)Observer
hsruizDescription
This particular species, was resting on a leaf of a tree next to strawberry creek. This fly, unlike the typical green bottle neck fly that is usually found in dung piles, has a different structure and did not seem perturbed at the proximity of the human species. Rather than flying away, it stayed on the leaf the while time I was there taking pictures of it. Off to the left hand side of the sun bathing fly, mass numbers of the same species were flying around at high speeds above the water surface. This fly appeared to be steady even when winds were blowing in the evening.
